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(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

G. W. DRYER. GAB SEAT.

Patented Aug. 2'7, 1895.

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G. W. DRYER.

CAR SEAT. No. 545,197. Patented Aug. 27,1895.

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GAR SEAT.

No. 545,197. Patented Aug. 27, 1895.

UNITED STATES PATENT @rrrcn.

GEORGE \VORDEN DRYER, OF EASTON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE BUSHNELLMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 545,197, dated August2'7, 1895.

Application filed March 20, 1895. Serial No. 542,521 (No model.)

To ail whom it may concern: the reversible back E. The inner laces of Beit known that I, GEORGE XVORDEN the striker-arms B are recessed toreceive the DRYER, a citizen of the United States, residupper ends ofthe supplementary striker-arms ing at Easton, in the county ofNorthampton C, the lower ends of which are pivoted on the 5 and State ofPennsylvania, have invented inner faces of the lower ends of the platesL,

certain new and useful Improvements in Cartheir pivots being in the samecentral longi- Seats, of which the following is a specificatudinal linewith the pivot at the upper end tion, reference being had therein to theacof said plates; The upper ends of the supcompanying drawings.plementary arms are pivoted to the ears near 0 My invention is animprovement in reclintheir extremity and on a line at right angles ingcar-seats. to the general plane of the back. The arms The principalobject is to'secure adjusta- O are also connected to the arms B by meansbility of the parts to different inclinations. of headed studs 4', whichwork in slots 5 of E This adjustability is efitected by means of thearms 13. The arrangement of these parts 5 principal and supplementarystriker-arms is such that when the arms are raised to a combined with acommon pivoted plate and vertical position and the back is turned intowith locking mechanism, all as hereinafter a horizontal position thepivoting-bolts and described. the studs are all in the same verticalplane.

In connection with the parts above specified The upper ends of the slotsin the arms 13 are o I have also provided end supporting plates orprovided with half-rounded notches 5, into frames and certain details ofconstruction, all which the studs interlock when the back is ashereinafter explained, and illustratedinthe tipped into normal position.The plates L accompanying drawings, in whichare provided with aseries ofnotches S, 9, and

Figure 1 represents part of the seat pro- 10. These arethesame both onthe front and 5 vided with my improvements, the View being rear edges,one set being used when the back from the front and on section-line 1 1of Fig. 2. is tipped one way and the other when the Fig. 2 shows in planview the bottom frame back is reversed. Pivoted upon the frontand andlocking-bolts with parts in section. Fig. rear bars of the seat-frameare locking-bolts 5 is a sectional view of the same on line a: m, 1-1.These are in pairs reversed to each other 0 Fig 2; and Fig. 4 shows anenlarged view of and with the locking ends projecting into the upper endof the strikenarm. Fig. 5 is range with the notched edges of the platesL.

a view similar to Fig. 3, showing the seat- The inner ends of each pairoverlap and are back adjusted to position of use, the dotted longer thanthe outer ends and heavier, so that lines representing the same in areclining pothey drop and lie one upon the other when in 5 sition.normal position, and thus hold the outer ends In the drawings, theseat-frame is supported in position to engage with the notches. uponordinary brackets K. The ends of the In guideways formed in the endplates are seat-frame'consist of castings J, which have slidingpush-bars F, having knobs on their lugs or sockets j fitted to receivethe front upper ends and with the lower ends arranged o and rear bars,and they are also provided to bear upon the outer ends of thelockingwith flanges j, fitted to receive the posts 1, bolts, which havetheir inner ends lying unwhich support the seat-arms. The castingsderneath the seat. There are two of these J are fitted to receive andsupport the mechpush-bars, one in front of one side and the anisms whichdirectly or indirectly carry the other in rear on the opposite side, onebeing for 5 5 back and operate the locking-bolts. Upon one set oflocking-bolts and the other for the the recessed inner faces of theseplates or other set, and one is used when the seat is castings J arepivoted the supporting-plates turned one way and the other when it isre- L, these plates being pivoted on bolts 2, on versed.

which bolts also are pivoted the striker-arms The pivot 4: ofsupplemental arm when I00 B. The upper ends of the striker-arms B arecrowded into the notch at top of slot prevents pivoted at 3 to the ears4, centrally located on the back from reversing while the arms with theback are being raised to, different positions. hen the back is in itsnormal position, as shown in full lines in'Fig. 5, the movable plates Llie between the tilting bolts II; and if it is desired to reverse theback the tilting bolts II hold movable plates L firmly in position andforces the pivot 4: of the supplemental arm out of the notch in theupper end of slot in the striker-arm and allows it to travel down theslot and up again to the opposite notch in the upper end of the slot.The object of the notch at top of slot is simply to prevent the backfrom reversing when it is being raised to its different positions, as itis impossible to force the pivot 4 out of the notch unless the back isin its normal position and the movable plate L lies between the tiltingbolts H, which makes the lower pivot of the supplemental arm Stationaryas long as plate L lies between tilting bolts H. If it is desired torecline the back the slidebar is forced down, which lowers the tiltingbolts below the notches in plate L and allows plate L to move forwardwith a circular movement to either of its four positions.

The lower ends of the plates L have pins or studs 6 projecting inwardly,and upon these the seat is supported so that the seat is moved tocorrespond with the movements in shifting the back. For convenience Ihave also pivoted the supplementary arms upon these same studs.

I claim 1. In combination, in a car seat, the base or frame, the seatback, the main striker arms pivoted to the base and back, plates pivotedto the frame and supplemental striker arms pivoted to the lower ends ofthe plates and pivoted to the seat back ecccntrically, said main strikerarms having slots with lateral extensions at their upper ends, and thesaid supplemental arms having studs adapted to said slots, substantiallyas described.

2. In combination in a car seat, the frame, the reversible seat back,the pivoted plates L supported upon fixed plates, striker arms supportedupon the same pivot as the plates L, and connecting the seat back withthe seat frame supplementary striker arms pivoted on the lower ends ofplates L, a sliding connection between themain and supplemental strikerarms a series of notches on both sides of the plates L, and lockingbolts arranged to engage with said notches, said striker armssupportingthe-seat back adjustably, substantially as described.

3. In combination, in a carseat, the frame or base, the plates L pivotedthereto and having notches on its opposite edges, the seat back, themain striker arms pivoted to the frame and to the seat back, thesupplemental striker arms pivoted to the seat back and to the plates atthe lower ends thereof and the locking bolts arranged on opposite sidesof the plates to engage the notched edges thereof, said main andsupplemental striker arms having a sliding connection with each other,substantially as described.

4'. In combination in a car seat, the seat frame, the reversible seatback, the striker arms connecting the frame and back, the pivoted platesL, the supplemental striker arms connected therewith, the pivotedlooking bolts, to engage the plates and arranged on opposite sides ofthe same and the vertically extending push bars for operating the boltssaid main and supplemental striker ar'ms having a sliding connectionwith each other, substantially as described.

5. In combination in a car seat, the seat frame, the reversible seatback, the striker arms connecting the back with the frame, the pivotedplates L, the connection therefrom to the back and the pivoted boltsextendinglongitudinally of the seat and having overlap ping ends and thevertically arranged push bars for said locking bolts, substantially as Idescribed.

6. In combination in a car seat, the frame and seatback, the striker armconnecting the frame and back, the pivoted locking plates L, theconnections therefrom to the seat back, the locking bolts, the push barstherefor and the end plates J having recessed inner faces for the platesL to work in, lugs for attachment to the frame and guides for the pushbars, substantially as described.

7. In combination, the seat back, the seat frame, the striker armspivotally connected thereto and to the seat back, the supplementarystriker arms having a sliding and looking connection therewith andlocking plates to which both striker arms are connected with means forlocking the said plates, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE YVORDEN DRY ER.

Witnesses:

H. S. CAVANAUGH, E. M. BUSHNELL.

